Getting started with the administration in Upchain

In this lesson, we’ll introduce some Upchain core concepts, demonstrate how to log in, how to access the Administration interface, and where to access Upchain resources for further information.

Before you start:

You must be invited to Upchain and be assigned a Tenant Administrator role.

Upchain fundamentals

In this video, we will:

• Define Upchain core concepts, including projects, items, and bills of materials
• Describe the main functions you will perform as a Tenant Administrator

Key takeaways

1. Upchain is a cloud-based product lifecycle management (PLM) system that manages data within the projects.
2. Projects can contain one or more of the following: bills of materials that are composed of items, Gantt charts, business processes, supporting documentation, and teams.
3. An item is the object that manages all design and supporting data for one object in a bill of materials.
4. As a Tenant Administrator, you will manage all settings that determine the behavior of your tenant as well as the list of users who have access to your tenant.

Logging in and exploring the Administration interface

In this video, we will:

• Log into the Upchain web application
• Open the Administration interface and briefly describe each section
• Locate the Upchain help resources

Key takeaways

1. Access Upchain by going to https://live.upchain.net in a web browser, preferably Chrome, but other modern browsers (e.g. Firefox, Edge) may work as well. 
2. The Administration interface contains many settings that control the behavior of your tenant and the users who have access to it.
3. Access all of the Upchain’s help resources by clicking the question mark icon from any page.